Porch davenport



, k Sept. 24, 1929. N. Y. sTOcKwELL 1,729,194

" PORCH DAVENPORT 1 Filed March 28, 1928.

INyNTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 24, 1929 NATHAiNIEL Y. STOCKVVELL, OF LOSANGELES, CALIFORNIA ronon DAVENPORT Application filed March 23, 1928. Serial No. 265,320.

This invention relates to a standard and is especially applicable to an article of furniture such as is adapted for outdoor use but is in no way limited to such application or use. It comprises a standard, and a seat or like memher for the occupant to rest upon may be supported thereby. The invention is herein shown embodied in what is currently termed a porch davenport. However, the article might be varied to form a bed.

Porch davenports commonly comprise a supporting frame from which is hung a seat by means of springs. For stability it is necessary to have a base adapted to be supported at several separated points on a floor. The common practice has been to provide a rectangular base frame which is co-extensive with the seat. Such frames are usually made of iron bars or pipes. There is an open space between the seat and base providing clearance for the feet of the occupant and making the seat comfortable. This character of construction is often objectionable due to interference of the base frame with the feet and shoes of the occupant. The heels often become entangled with the base frame bars causing the occupant to fall. Furthermore, such a con struction detracts from the ornateness of the clavenport. The object of this invention is to provide a standard having any or all of the following advantages: stability, strength, a maximum of clearance under the seatwhen embodied therewith so as not to interfere with the feet of the occupant, simplicity, durability, ornateness and distinctiveness in appearance, and economy in manufacture.

These objects together with other objects and corresponding accomplishments are obtained by means of the embodiment of my invention illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a seat without upholstering; and Fig. 2 is a perspective view from another angle showing one end of the standard with a brace for an arm rest.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, there are co-operating angularly bent tube forming posts 5 and (3 joined together to form in effect a crotch, the open end of the crotch being at: the lower end. The posts end, the curved portions of the crooks eXtending beyond the crotches. There is a link bar 12 connecting the cross bars 8to the straight portions of the member 11. Extending outwardly from the crooks may be a brace 13, as shown in Fig. 2. This brace is not shown in Fig. 1 and may serve the purpose of a support for an arm rest or shelf, not shown in the drawing.

Disposed between the crotches'is a seat 14;

which may be a rectangular frame. The front and rear side bars of the frame 14 extend beyond the side and are arranged to have attached thereto tension springs 16. The seat is supported from the standard by the tension springs. It will be noted that the frame is shorter than the distance between the crotches, so that sufiicient clearance is provided to allow a limited movement of the frame.

As had been before stated, the standard is in no way limited to a seat. Various mechanical changes may be resorted to without departing from the invention, the invention resides more particularly in the standard.

hat I claim is 1. A supporting standard comprising a pair of parallel spaced crotches, each. of said crotches including a pair of members disposed side by side. th ir contiguous portions form-.1

mg a main leg and having angularly directed portions disposed to form divergent legs, a tie rod member connecting said crotches, said tie rod member including; a straight i.nter mediate portion and crook ends, a cross bar for each crotch extending between the divergent legs thereof, said rod member being secured to said cross bars at the juncture of the crook and straight portions, the crook portions extending beyond. the legs, the ends of:

means of said crook portions being secured to the main legs intermediate the rod members and the straight portion being disposed so as to lie in the plane of the ends of the divergent legs. 2. A supporting standard comprising a pair of parallel spaced crotches, each of said crotches including a main leg and divergent legs, a tie rod member connecting said crotches, said tie rod member including a straight intermediate portion and crook ends, a cross bar for each crotch extending between the divergent legs thereof, said tie rod member being secured to said cross bars at the junctures of the crook and straight portions with said junctures disposed in the plane of the feet of said legs, the crook portions being disposed intermediate the divergent legs of the crotches and extending beyond the latter, the ends of said crotch portions being secured 1 to the main leg.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 19th day of March, 1928. i V

NATHANIEL Y. STOCKVELL. 

